Adam Kaduce’s dedicated and strategic
approach to handling his customers’ needs
and meeting their goals has resulted in several
long-term client relationships and burnished
his reputation as a trusted client advisor. As
the youngest VP of commercial real estate at
R&R Real Estate Advisors, the brokerage subsidiary of R&R Realty
Group, Kaduce is responsible for leasing a seven-million-square-foot
portfolio of class A office, industrial and retail space in the Des
Moines area. His passion for CRE extends to others—he seeks
opportunities to mentor new staff members and makes a point to
welcome new brokers who join the local community. Kaduce also
serves as chair of the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce’s Economic
Development Committee, ans is on the Urbandale Economic
Development Advisory Board and Drake University College of
Business and Public Administration’s National Advisory Council.

NICHOLE M. KELLEY, 35

Director & Asset Manager

Wells Fargo

Charlotte, NC

During her 14-year tenure at Wells Fargoand its predecessors—including WachoviaBank, where she began her career—Nichole Kelley has been promoted numer-ous times within the commercial mortgageservicing group. She achieved the corporatetitle of director this year, and currently manages a $17-billionportfolio of approximately 900 loans across 28 securitizations,serving as the primary point of contact for all servicing issuesrelating to her portfolios. In 2015, Kelley began overseeing thefirst Single-Family Rental Securitization for CMS, a new productfor the group. It consists of 16 loans collateralized by 3,622 prop-erties, representing an aggregate principal balance of $238 mil-lion. She’s been assigned six new securitizations over the past 12months, including some 180 new loans with an aggregate balanceof about $5 billion. Kelley received the 2015 Member of the YearAward from CREW Charlotte, where she has held a number ofleadership roles including serving on the board of directors andvarious committees. And every year since 2015, she’s led two sepa-rate homebuilding projects for Habitat for Humanity.

CHRIS J. KELLY, 35

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Convene

New York City

RYAN W.
SIMONETTI, 35
Co-Founder,
President & Chief
Development Officer
Convene
New York City

Chris Kelly’s passion for service helps landlords add amenities to
their buildings to compete for tenants. Ryan Simonetti wanted to
disrupt the real estate industry, by infusing hotel-like services and
amenities into commercial office buildings. The two launched
Convene in 2009 and since then, have partnered with the largest
landlords in commercial real estate, including Brookfield,
BlackRock and the Durst Organization, to design and service
next-generation office buildings to feel more like full-service life-style hotels. It’s served over 70% of New York’s Fortune 500 companies and received more than $100 million in funding from a
variety of major investors. Convene sets out to enhance buildings
with premium meeting and event spaces, private workspaces,
hospitality series and curated experiences, all connected by
Convene’s technology platform. The company recently was
named the #11 Best Workplace in New York by Fortune Magazine
and, as of 2017, operates 15 locations in four cities, including two
floors within One World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan.

JOE KOICIM, 35

Senior Managing Director

Marcus & Millichap

New York City

A business mind and vigorous work ethic
has helped Joe Koicim navigate negotiations, solve problems and get deals done. As
senior managing director of Marcus &
Millichap’s national multi-housing group,
Koicim focuses on bringing new capital and
investment in established and emerging markets, setting records
for multifamily assets across New York City and ranking among
the top 10 highest-producing agents firmwide. Last year, Koicim
and his team of more than 30 people closed on $730 million in
sales and are on track to outperform these numbers in 2017. He
is an active member in the Community Housing Improvement
Program, a trade association representing more than 2,500 apartment building owners in New York City. He also participates with
the UJA Federation of New York, and serves as the real estate
executive for Covenant House New York City.